Nearby Communities in the 1890s
We largely built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.
If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Chance had a population of 80 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Chance, with the one closest to Chance listed first.
- Deal Island
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Wenona
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Wenona is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wenona
- Dames Quarter
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Monie
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Monie is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monie
- Victor ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Victor is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victor
- Oriole
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Oriole is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oriole
- Nanticoke
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Nanticoke is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nanticoke
- Fairmount
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Fairmount is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount
- Upper Fairmount
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Upper Fairmount is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Fairmount
- Mount Vernon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Vernon is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
- Fords Wharf ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Fords Wharf is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fords Wharf
- Bivalve
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Bishops Head
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bishops Head is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishops Head
- Elliott
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Elliott is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott
- Manokin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Manokin is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manokin
- Edwin ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Edwin is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwin
- Widgeon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Widgeon is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Widgeon
- Whitehaven
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Capitola
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Capitola is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capitola
- Wingate
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Toddville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Toddville is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toddville
- Ewell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Crisfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Hopewell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hopewell is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Kingston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Kingston is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
- Westover
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Princess Anne
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Chance, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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